adept consult Integrates Actuate and BIRT for Investment Industry Solution

Actuate Corporation (NASDAQ: ACTU), the people behind BIRT™, and adept consult AG, consultancy specializing in management and information system solutions for the international investment markets based in Frankfurt/Germany, have extended their existing technology alliance. Among their expertise, both companies address banks and capital asset management firms which traditionally have high requirements in terms of reporting applications. The updated alliance includes adept consult joining Actuate’s BIRT Global Partner Connection as a BIRT Business Partner as well as the company using Actuate’s value added offerings for BIRT, BIRT iServer, and BIRT Mashboard, in its information logistics solution for capital asset management firms, which integrate quality-approved data from front-, middle- and back office systems to make it available for wider use.

adept consult has recently been awarded the “Actuate Excellence Award for Customer Innovation“ by Actuate. The Actuate Excellence Awards are given to organizations that develop highly innovative applications using BIRT or the Actuate platform.

adept consult caters for the international requirements of the investment industry. Core of the company’s software products is the information logistic system asset data integrator™ (adi). With the adi Reporting Suite the system has a strong reporting component, which allows a target group reporting on the basis of BIRT and the enclosed open report object models.

Through the combination of adi information logistics and the BIRT platform, customers are able to create reports in different formats such as HTML, XLS and PDF. Users can freely edit reports and bundle single reports to unified reporting books. Employees can reuse identical or similar contents for reports. All reporting books have the same layout which can be changed quickly by using a range of design and masterpage templates. For companies reporting processes become much more efficient.

“Target group reporting is a strategic component for business success in the investment industry. Information from different data sources needs to be available in a timely, quality-approved and consistent manner for all target groups. Our solution shall guarantee this”, said Klaus Beck-Dede, CEO of adept consult AG. “The open object model and the Actuate BIRT standard have helped to increase the flexibility of our adi Reporting Suite sustainably. Using simple dialogues the user can implement reporting requirements immediately.”

“adept consult offers with the adi Reporting Suite the technical and functional building blocks for a quick realization of a powerful Rich Information Application,” said Nobby Akiha, Senior Vice President Marketing at Actuate. “Using the embedded BIRT technology customers can significantly increase the profitability for use and maintenance, for example for multi-lingual or customized drafts.”

Actuate – the people behind BIRT

Actuate founded and continues to co-lead the Eclipse BIRT open source project. BIRT is the premier development environment for Rich Information Applications that present data in compelling and interactive ways via the web on any device. Actuate and its people are dedicated to making BIRT the best environment for our customers to develop Web 2.0 applications that drive revenue through higher customer satisfaction/loyalty and improve operational performance. The people of Actuate continually participate in and provide resources for the vibrant open source community that has emerged around BIRT. Anybody can participate in the BIRT movement by visiting www.birt-exchange.com.
Actuate offers value-add BIRT products and services that speed the development process and bring additional functionality, interactivity and enterprise scalability to BIRT-based Rich Information Applications. Actuate has over 4,400 customers globally in a diverse range of business areas including financial services and the public sector. Founded in 1993, Actuate is headquartered in San Mateo, California, with offices worldwide. Actuate is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol ACTU. For more information, visit the company's web site at www.actuate.com.